Singapore

Nina Servizzi

Jonathan Curtis

Newsletter on “Digital Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries for Children and Young Adults” is online

A Solid Start: Asia-Pacific Government Representatives Stress Need for International Action for Libraries at Singapore Workshop

The first of three WIPO regional workshops focusing on the copyright needs of libraries, as well as archives, museums, education and research, took place in Singapore on 29-30 April. The meeting saw broad consensus that business-as-usual was not an option, and international action was necessary.

Satellite meeting on “Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults” in Singapore

Together the Sections "Library Services to People with Special Needs" and "Libraries for Children and Young Adults" organized a satellite meeting on “Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults”.

Call for Papers – “Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults”

Library Services to People with Special Needs Section joint with Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section invite presenters from a wide range of countries to discuss how to promote inclusive library services for children and young adults, leaving no one behind, in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Conference date: 23 August 2018 Deadline for Submissions: 28 February 2018

Lihong Zhou

IFLA Global Vision Regional Workshop: Asia Oceania

PublicationSG – Legal Deposit Catalogue launched at the National Library, Singapore

The National Library Board (NLB) Singapore celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2015. To commemorate the special occasion, NLB launched its Legal Deposit Catalogue (PublicationSG) to enable the public to search and retrieve materials from the collection that was built up over the last 50 years.

IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2013 wins Singapore Experience Award

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions and the Singapore National Library Board have received the prestigious Singapore Tourism Board ‘Singapore Experience Award 2014’, in the ‘Experience Association Conference Organiser of the year’ category.